I don't know how to vote! I went on BC at 6 weeks, the progesterone only kind without filler pills that's supposed to suppress your period, but then I messed up a dose at 5 months and had light breakthrough bleeding for three or four days. I don't know whether to think of that as a period or to think that my period would have come back earlier if I hadn't been on the pill. It was crazy trying to figure out the Diva cup again after so long!

Funny that you revived this thread, Momo. I was on my way to do the same this morning. Uhg! I'm so annoyed to have started 14 weeks out. I knew it might happen after going back to work, but I pump every three hours, EBF when I'm with her, and co-sleep with L. I though I had a fighting chance of keeping it at bay.

On the other hand, it's kinda nice to see things working down there. I just hope this doesn't affect my milk supply.

i went back on BC as soon as it was viable (i think i did Depo, but couldn't tell you for sure, it's lost in the sands of time)- I was nursing twins but didn't want to take any chances til Mr T got his vasectomy.

Mine came back at 7 weeks this time despite round the clock nursing. (Though the Magician sleeps longer night stretches than the Emperor did when I got my period back with him at 5 months pp.) It wasn't lochia. It followed exactly the same pattern & same duration as my usual periods.

Kind of interested to see if it'll be back again next month or what. With the Emperor, it took several months for my periods to stabilize, and there was one month where I just skipped a cycle-- something that's never happened to me outside of pregnancy. That combined with how hormonally bad I felt all the time when he was a baby meant I was CONVINCED I was pregnant again. Horrifying.

What the hell, body? I'm now 8 weeks post-partum and am pretty sure my period has returned despite on-demand, round the clock nursing. With my first, it didn't return until about 15 months pp; however, I pumped exclusively and had to take a medicine for supply, which I think has a side effect of delaying menstruation. Boo.

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3 months to the day. Really?? Obviously we're still exclusively nursing (pumping twice daily while at work), so I was surprised.I had no cramping and it's pretty light, just my boobs were noticeably more tender last week.

I just bought a divacup and some cloth pads to make myself a little more excited about the whole thing. I had read that it takes a few cycles to get back on track but everything seems to be running like clockwork over here which is weird because I always had long irregularish cycles before. I'm still annoyed.

My periods have continued since I posted last, but they're only lasting 3 days and they're remarkably light. It's like my body is trying really hard to get back to normal but can't quite. Hey body? Don't worry about it, okay, the baby factory is closed anyhow.

My last period was a week late. I was FREAKING OUT that I was pregnant again! Thankfully it came. Its my 3rd or 4th one since it came back and all the others were like clockwork so this was strange. I don't think I've ever been late...ever! The cramping I've been experiencing feels a lot like my teenage period days. I haven't experienced any major cramping in over a decade...it sucks.

Okay so my first two ppp were like clockwork. Just like old times. The time for the third one has come and gone. I guess I'm a week late now? Not worried that I'm pregnant since it would have to be by immaculate conception, but (more TMI ahead) my body seemed to gear up for it and on the day I was expecting aunt flow, I had weird super-light almost nonexistent spotting. Not even spotting it was so light. No need for a pad or liner or anything. Was that it? Weird. I've always had light flow but invisible flow is a little ridiculous. I didn't get to use my new diva cup!

4 months. Boo. I got an implanon a month ago, so I wonder if that has something to do with it.

I was just reading that one thing that can cause periods to return is when baby starts sleeping through the night. Carlos has not done that consistently, but in the last few weeks he has had a few times where he slept 8 hours! Not this last week though. He is constantly hungry! I can't tell if it is a growth spurt or if he is having trouble being satisfied because my period has affected my milk supply? Anyway, I fed him an hour or so ago and he is sleeping, but unfortunately I am still awake.

So with my first, I didn't get my period again until he was about 2 1/2, but with my newest (who is 3 months old tomorrow, oh my god!), I got it back at six weeks. Nooooooo.

[On the bright side, Zeph has been sleeping starting from 7 or 8ish until 7 the next morning, pretty much every single day of his life, waking only to eat about twice a night (and he eats directly before and after). Considering Iz didn't sleep through the night this early, I think this may be why I got my lovely sign of returning fertility so early. Worth it!]

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My period came back, but my Diva cup, which used to go in so easily now is really uncomfortable (edging on painful) to get in or out. I had thought that birth would have loosened my vagina, so I'd have to upsize (from a size 1) but I feel like its tighter, but that makes no sense.

BLARGH.

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I switched to a softer cup post-partum-- do you think that would help? I switched to a softer cup (Fleurcup) because I've always had urethral pressure issues from cups and my old Diva had gotten grody. I'm not sure it's really that a big difference in softness, but I find the Fleurcup pretty comfortable.